diff --git a/src/config-schema.coffee b/src/config-schema.coffee
index 43bf41403..6e8fbfdb7 100644
--- a/src/config-schema.coffee
+++ b/src/config-schema.coffee
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ module.exports =
         maximum: 100
       lineHeight:
         type: ['string', 'number']
-        default: 1.44
+        default: 1.5
       showInvisibles:
         type: 'boolean'
         default: false